Autism Speaks recently announced a new public access policy which stipulates that investigators whose research is funded by Autism Speaks must deposit an electronic copy of their peer-reviewed manuscript to PubMed Central upon acceptance of publication with a 12 month embargo period.
The Autism Speaks public access policy applies to Autism Speaks grants awarded after 03 December 2008.

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Are you interested in learning more about the NIH Public Access Policy? Are you preparing a grant application or submitting a progress report? Do you need to know how to respond to a request from NIH asking for documentation of compliance for citations you noted in a progress report?
If so, then consider attending a presentation to be [...]

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Did you know that Elsevier offers a free submittal service on behalf of NIH-funded authors for the NIH Public Access Policy? Authors whose work was generated by NIH-funded research are required to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy by submitting (or have submitted for them) a copy of the peer-reviewed manuscript to PubMed Central upon [...]

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The NIH Catalyst  September-October 2008 issue has an interesting article on copyright titled: “Copyrighting Right: How to avoid common copyright violations in scientific presentations and on the Web.”
“This article addresses some common misconceptions about copyright and provides resources to help you understand the law. Obtaining permission to use protected material or purchasing rights is not difficult, [...]

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